Wisdom Quote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Facts are the enemy of truth.”

“Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.”

“El que lee mucho y anda mucho, ve mucho y sabe mucho.”

“... truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future.”

“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”

“Here lies a gentleman bold”

“A child asking “why” can break a century of silence.”

“Between the natural way and the path of grace there is a deep abyss. It is in that gap that we live our lives as a giant struggle between good and evil, Satan and God, despair and love. Whenever despair wins, it is the natural way. Whenever love wins, it is a moment of grace. When love is victorious and defeats despair completely, you've reached the path of grace.”

“Reading is at the threshold of the spiritual life; it can introduce us to it. It does not constitute it ... There are certain cases of spiritual depression in which reading can become a sort of curative discipline ... reintroducing a lazy mind into the life of the Spirit.”

“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed weird. Never underestimate the social awareness and sense of reality in a quiet person; they are some of the most observant, absorbent persons of all.”

“There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.”